SUNGJAE LEE (b. 1989, Seoul, South Korea; lives and works in Chicago) is a visual artist, educator, and writer whose practice centers around the visibility and varied representations of queer Asians. He has presented his works globally in South Korea, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, and the US. He has had residencies at ACRE, High Concept Labs, HATCH Projects, Fire Island, Vermont Studio Center, Millay Arts, and Yaddo. He was selected for 2025 Queer | Art | Mentorship, the 2024 Chicago Artadia Awards Finalist, 2022-2023 Kala Art Institute Fellowship, Franklin Furnace Fund 2021-22, and the 2020 AHL Foundation Artist Fellowship. He received his B.F.A. in Sculpture from Seoul National University and M.F.A. in Performance Art from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Headshot: Eugene I-Peng Tang
Image: SUNGJAE LEE, Indecomposable Things - attached, flattened, and preserved altogether, 2023, head hair by 37 people, plastic sheets, hangers, laundry invoices, safety pins, 63" x 360" each, photo by Guanyu Xu
(updated 2025)
SPARK Microgrant
HATCH Projects
